Elspeth Barker obituary - The Guardian

Journalist and author whose darkly funny 1991 novel O Caledonia has found its place as a Scottish classic

Elspeth Barkers first and only novel, O Caledonia, was once described by the novelist Ali Smith as the best least-known novel of the 20th century. But in 2021, 30 years after its first publication an… [+7697 chars]

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